Aaron Wise moved to Las Vegas shortly after winning the 2016 NCAA individual golf title while at the University of Oregon.
Golf
Here’s the field for this week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin.
Former Masters champ Mike Weir was among those who failed to qualify for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open tees off this week at the TPCSummerlin with almost half of the U.S. Ryder Cup team in the field.
The 2014 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open was an important steppingstone in the career of Tony Finau, who finished in the top 10 for the first time with a tie for seventh.
The head-to-head showdown between the two legendary golfers will be available to watch on pay per view but tickets are not available to the public.
Aspiring PGA Tour player Aaron Crawford scorched the back nine in the final round with seven birdies over the final eight holes to win the 2nd annual Major Series of Putting stroke play championship at Legacy Golf Club.
UNLV senior Harry Hall shot a final-round 3-under 69 to take the individual title Tuesday at the Little Rock Invitational at Chenal Country Club.
Annika Sorenstam, a World Golf Hall of Famer with 72 LPGA Tour victories, held a clinic for 40 Southern Nevada Junior Golf Association female golfers on Saturday at Southern Highlands.
Danielle Kang shot a 3-under 69 on Sunday to win the LPGA Shanghai by two strokes for her second career title.
Brooks Koepka took the No. 1 spot in the world ranking from Dustin Johnson, finishing his victory in the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges with a 25-foot eagle putt.
Centennial won the Class 4A state championship, and Boulder City won the 3A crown.
According to founder Guillaume Béland, the second year for the Major Series of Putting is a “transition year.”
Centennial took the lead after the first day of the Class 4A state girls golf tournament, and Pahrump Valley grabbed the Day 1 lead in the 3A tournament.
When the Class 4A tournament begins Monday at Dayton Valley Golf Course, it will do so without four-time defending champion Coronado, which did not have enough golfers in the region tournament to qualify for state.